Matthew Lewis supports U.K. charity event Walk of Smiles

Matthew Lewis, as a patron of the Bethany Hare Smile Foundation, will provide signed certificates to participants in the charity's fundraising event Walk of Smiles on June 1. The Smile Foundation raises money for children with terminal or chronic illnesses, and was founded by 13-year-old Bethany Hare.

Check out the original article and learn how you can be a part of the Walk of Smiles! It's always exciting to see our favorite Harry Potter stars bringing a little real magic into the world. Will you be participating? Let us know in the comments below!

Dan Radcliffe apologized to Robbie Coltrane for Phone Prank

Daniel Radcliffe’s tendency to prank his fellow Harry Potter cast-mates often added levity to the set, but there was at least one time when his antics went a little too far.

Reportedly, Robbie Coltrane, who portrayed Hagrid in the films, was once a victim of a prank where the young actor changed the settings on his friend’s phone from English to Turkish. The joke seems harmless enough—except that Coltrane was left unable to make calls!

The infuriated actor had a hard time finding anyone on set who could change the settings of his phone back to English, and Radcliffe was left feeling understandably sheepish about what he had done. Coltrane remembers the event clearly:

Eventually we found a girl in the Harry Potter make-up department who was Turkish Cypriot. She phoned her mum and was chatting away in great detail until they sorted it out. I think Daniel was so upset at what had happened that he wrote me that note...'Dear Mr. Coltrane, I'm sorry I changed your mobile telephone into Turkish...

Have you ever been part of a prank gone too far? Let us know in the comments!

Review of 'Our Boys' starring Potter actor Matthew Lewis

The buzz surrounding current West End production, Our Boys is hardly surprising. Of the six cast members, one is a Potter film alumnus (Matthew Lewis), another, an ex-Doctor Who companion (Arthur Darvill) and a third, the lead in a prime-time ITV drama as well as the husband of an ex-Doctor Who companion (Laurence Fox). Whilst this is surely an appealing factor for a vast number of the audience members, myself included, it certainly doesn’t distract away from the performances in this comic and yet simultaneously tragic play.

Set in 1980s Britain, the play depicts the monotonous lives of six young soldiers recovering in an army hospital after being injured during the line of duty. ‘Killing nothing but time’, the men fill their days with banter, pranks and mutual bullying. This boring but easy state of play is interrupted by the arrival of a potential candidate for officer (Jolyon Coy), causing a gradual collapse of the precariously balanced friendship between the men.

The performances in the play are, generally, pretty great. Despite an understudy standing in for Arthur Darvill on the night I attended, the chemistry between the actors was still very much apparent. The balance between the comedy and the darker elements was just right, allowing for hysterics one moment and shocked silence in the next. A particularly amusing highlight, and one which resonates through the rest of the play, was the re-enactment of the Russian roulette scene from Deer Hunter, although this time involving much shaking of beers cans. Whilst all the actors pulled off the lighter moments with ease, particularly Matthew Lewis whose portrayal of a young man unlucky in love was matched awkwardly by his particular ‘injury’, as the stakes heightened not all managed to reach the heights of Cian Barry, whose performance of the broody, and often angry, Keith certainly shone through at all the right moments.

Although the play is very entertaining and certainly worth catching, its closing moments don't quite manage to hit the emotional low that I felt it had been building up to so successfully through the rest of the play. Based on the true experiences of playwright Jonathon Lewis, the play 1993 play certainly still resonates with an audience of today and in light of current conflicts and soldier causalities, is a topic that desperately needs to be kept at the forefront of everyone’s minds.

Our Boys is running for a limited period until the 15th December at the Duchess Theatre, London. Tickets can be purchased here. The cast is Cian Barry, Jolyon Coy, Arthur Darvill, Laurence Fox, Matthew Lewis and Lewis Reeves.

‘Harry Potter’ Actors Discuss Stunts, Comic Relief, and More in ABC Exclusive Clips

During exclusive interviews that aired on ABC Family during a Harry Potter marathon last week, fans got to hear some new tid-bits about the filming of the Harry Potter movies.

Each clip was only about a minute long, but still provided interesting new information from favorite Harry Potter actors. In one clip, Rupert Grint and Daniel Radcliffe each discuss memorable stunts from the film, another interview features Emma Watson and Daniel Radcliffe talking about the “Girl Power” of Hermione, and one clip spotlights Tom Felton emphasizing how much fun he had filming dueling scenes with Daniel Radcliffe.

The longest of the four mini-interviews revealed some of the actors’ favorite scenes of comic relief—Tom loved Gilderoy Lockhart, Daniel was impressed by Rupert’s quidditch tactics in the sixth film, and Matthew Lewis liked when Snape hit Harry and Ron in the head with a book for talking in Goblet of Fire.

Watch all four of the clips here.

Video: Matthew Lewis talks filming in home town, Wasteland and more

Matthew Lewis - who portrayed Neville Longbottom in the Harry Potter film series was on the Red Carpet for his Wasteland film premiere, where he spoke to FlicksandtheCity about his current and future roles as well as some bits on playing Neville.

How do you feel about moving on to different things from Harry Potter, do you feel that you finally laid Neville to rest?

I don't know. I mean I am very fortunate with the character that I got to play for so long. It's a privilege to get to be seen for things and get scripts that I never would have gotten otherwise. But at the same time, it was a conscious thing that I have to try my best to play different roles, but every role I feel like I've done since finishing 'Potter' has been so different from Neville, so hopefully it's not an issue anymore. I mean at the moment I'm playing a lot of thick Northerners, hopefully we can play an intelligent Northerner at some point, but I don't know, we will see.

As for what's coming up next for the actor Matt stated, "Well I'm at the West End until the end of the year until December 15th, and that's taking up a lot of my concentration. But maybe in the New Year we'll move onto something else."

Thanks to Matthew-Lewis.com for the tip!

'Potter' star Matt Lewis receives honorary degree from Leeds Metropolitan University

Matthew Lewis - who portrayed the beloved underdog hero Neville Longbottom in the Harry Potter series - was given an honorary degree from Leeds Metropolitan University yesterday for his "significant contribution to the arts and charity work".

Lewis stated,"It’s a great honour to share this day with all the graduating students. Leeds is my home and this means an awful lot to me, I’m proud of the city and it’s a real privilege to receive this award from the university."

Matt also tweeted this upon receiving the degree:

Congratulations to Matthew Lewis on the fantastic honor!